Drymusa is a genus of false violin spiders that was first described by Eugène Simon in 1892. They physically resemble violin spiders (Loxosceles), but their bites are not believed to be medically significant. Originally placed with the spitting spiders, it was moved to the Loxoscelidae (now a synonym for Sicariidae) in 1981, then to the Drymusidae in 1986. Species They occur in the Caribbean and South America. it contains twelve species: Drymusa armasi Alayón, 1981 – Cuba Drymusa canhemabae Brescovit, Bonaldo & Rheims, 2004 – Brazil Drymusa colligata Bonaldo, Rheims & Brescovit, 2006 – Brazil Drymusa dinora Valerio, 1971 – Costa Rica Drymusa nubila Simon, 1892 (type) – St. Vincent Drymusa philomatica Bonaldo, Rheims & Brescovit, 2006 – Brazil Drymusa rengan Labarque & Ramírez, 2007 – Chile Drymusa serrana Goloboff & Ramírez, 1992 – Argentina Drymusa simoni Bryant, 1948 – Hispaniola Drymusa spectata Alayón, 1981 – Cuba Drymusa spelunca Bonaldo, Rheims & Brescovit, 2006 – Brazil Drymusa tobyi Bonaldo, Rheims & Brescovit, 2006 – Brazil References Araneomorphae genera Drymusidae Taxa named by Eugène Simon